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Secret World site offers chance at beta access photo

You may remember the Secret World trailer and concept art we showed you a little over a month ago. An upcoming MMO from Funcom, Secret World is set in modern times and has no classes or levels, instead opting for an entirely skill-based system -- something not seen very often in the MMO world. Each player will belong to one of three 'secret societies', all fighting each other for something called anima.

The apparently relatively old website Dark Days Are Coming is still live but we missed it the first time around, and it's a slow news day, so here we go again! You can enter your name for beta access. After taking a dramatic personality test to determine which 'secret society' you best fit in with, you're asked to enter your name and email. Those who do will get a chance at beta access, along with a newsletter, dev updates, some screenshots and wallpapers, and some in-game items once the game goes live. Apparently I best fit with the 'Dragon' society, which sound like the assholes of the game. Figures.

Anyway, sign up for marketing stuff, and you might get into the beta.


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Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 19:27
Topher Cantler
She's pretty.
starhawl's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 19:30
starhawl
Hey their is also a timer on the page at the time it looks like 116 days 23 hours and 28 minutes.
starhawl's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 19:34
starhawl
wait no the timer seems to be 1160 days or something bah forget it
Jinxed Havoc's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 19:43
Jinxed Havoc
I signed up because I'm very interested.

I got the dragon =)
grafkhun's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 19:44
grafkhun
I got Dragon to; it seems to be the balanced one between the others. Templars are hardcore save-the-world and Illuminati are as the site says 'sex, drugs, and Rockefeller'. Oh well, I'm not a MMO type of guy at all, never really played one, but The Secret World has me interested.
CrocBox's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 19:45
CrocBox
I liked their booth at PAX, though they need to learn how to run raffles better. When I took the test there I got Illuminati.
Diverse's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 19:48
Diverse
The test didn't even finish for me... just froze after the 2012 question.
atastysammich's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 19:51
atastysammich
Hey, where's his straw? :(
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 19:51
MrSadistic
wtf I could have sworn you guys have covered this already. I signed up for it a long, long time ago. I think I got the Knights Templar.
CjnLion's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 20:05
CjnLion
@ MrSadistic

Same here - at least a month ago I took this, also got Knights Templar.
zero588's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 20:11
zero588
I got Illuminati, I have no idea what this game is about.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 20:12
Dexter345
No classes or levels? Sounds like Ultima Online. That game is like fifteen years old.
Jinxed Havoc's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 20:15
Jinxed Havoc
Dexter345-I enjoy a bit of relief it isn't like every other mmo. I am actually a MMO hater. I'd like to have a game where things are based upon what I want to do and not what I am suppose to do in a straight line.

Besides, the game hasn't released anything. So chill out for a bit.
Dustin Withrow's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 20:19
Dustin Withrow
The entire concept of this is SO refreshing for the MMO scene. I really like what they are trying to do. Definitely excited for more!

Also, I got Dragon as well.
Lokyar's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 20:33
Lokyar
Dragon here, too. Im hoping to get into the beta to at least see what it's like, because Im not 100% sure Id be interested in starting another MMO. Although the concept is interesting enough that I may anyways.
Naim Master's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 20:44
Naim Master
I'm a Dragon, f* you stoners and batshit insane religious people, I'm going the agnostic way, b*!
Jinxed Havoc's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 20:47
Jinxed Havoc
It's obvious that the way of the dragon is superior out of the three. Long live the dragon.

I'm supporting a game I have no idea about. =D
Carl Sagan's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 20:47
Carl Sagan
@Naim Master

I would hope a lot of stoners out there ponder religion, but the only reason I say this is because I feel that when someone thinks about religion and the universe in general for some extended period of time, he or she eventually finds agnosticism and accepts it.
MkShiranui's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 20:50
MkShiranui
Dragon here, though, frankly, the names make no sense.
Shane Heisser's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 21:03
Shane Heisser
The website has been active for quite some time (at least 2007), and you could take the test for possible beta access for some time now as well.

The timer is counting down to Dec 21, 2012. Which seems to have nothing to do with the game itself, but is when the Mayan Calendar ends. I imagine something important may happen in the game mythos on that day, just speculation though.
Haizeus's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 21:25
Haizeus
Sounds interesting. I guess. I got Illuminati.
Xonticus's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 22:29
Xonticus
The flash test seems to be bigger than the window, sometimes the selection items down appear all on the screen. i finally got to the end, it asked me to make a choice, and i couldnt see any choices. wtfh?
Xonticus's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 22:32
Xonticus
my bad, i just had to full screen it.
Aziel13's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2009 23:56
Aziel13
Illuminati word
snoogans775's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2009 01:29
snoogans775
@Dexter345

if you've got a problem with Ultima Online, your face has a problem with my boot. but seriously, I could go for some more simplicty in the OCD driven world of online games.

I hope this is cool. I think I'd be satisfied if they just released concept art and nothing else.
DevinKills's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2009 03:30
DevinKills
fuckin bad ass picture
brimtastic's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2009 05:14
brimtastic
Oh my god that is one of the most terrifying pictures I've ever seen on this site. So yeah, looking forward to this one. I generally refuse to play MMOs, but colour me intrigued.
HOLY TACO's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2009 06:58
HOLY TACO
I remember being hyped about this game over two years ago when they decided to do the whole follow obscure trails across the internet, decipher clues and find out about the game thing with darkdaysarecoming being the site at which things were sparked. It was the first time I ever did something like that.

Levels are unnecessary, skill and equipment based is fine depending on what style of game you're creating. Not just UO did this. Diablo is based off a skill tree without levels. I like they haven't created basic class templates, the community will have fun defining the bst means of creating the archetypes you normally find, their derivatives and new forms possible in the Secret World.

The style of everything they've shown so far has been simply amazing. Can't wait for some in game shots.
Devils Theory's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/18/2009 04:17
Devils Theory
The test was awesome look like I will be a Dragon
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/18/2009 05:23
The Amazing Shenazin
I got Templar, but I wanna join the Illuminati!

also, I wonder if that chick regrets going on a blind date?
Holiday's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/18/2009 19:32
Holiday
Each player will belong to one of three 'secret societies', all fighting each other for something called anima.

Anima in question:

Klempky's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/18/2009 21:01
Klempky
Dragon here. How are we the assholes? We may be manipulative, but we don't just go out murderin' folks.

But seriously, this game looks amazing.
HOLY TACO's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/19/2009 08:58
HOLY TACO
Is the dragon race anything to do with the fabled lizard race of which Obama is the leader? Illuminati, dragon people, religious zealots. This game is awesome, I love conspiracy theories and this game builds itself around them!
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